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SALAZAR
On July 25, 1986, Salazar and
Michael Davis pulled the wrought iron bars from a window and entered the
Tucson home of Sarah Kaplan.
Ms. Kaplan was 83 years old,
weighed less than 90 pounds, was 5 feet tall, and wore a patch on one
eye. Salazar and Davis beat her and strangled her with the telephone
cord.
Fingerprints belonging to both
men were found at the scene. One of Salazar's prints was in blood.
In a separate trial, Davis was
convicted and sentenced to death.
PROCEEDINGS
Presiding Judge: Gilbert Veliz
Prosecutors: Jesse Figueroa and Kathleen Mayer
Start of Trial: December 2, 1987
Verdict: December 14, 1987
Sentencing: February 9, 1988
Aggravating Circumstances:
Especially heinous/cruel/depraved
Mitigating Circumstances:
None sufficient to call for leniency
PUBLISHED OPINIONS
State v. Salazar, 173 Ariz. 399, 844 P.2d 566 (1992).